Major Fail for Google

[mundens]

I was looking forward to playing with Google Chrome today.

Unfortunately the release dose not bode well, as they have utilized the old and crappy Google Updater for the release, which is such a broken internet application that it can't handle passworded proxy servers, like almost every other internet using application can. They didn't even bother trying to utilize the existing operating system network configuration information, though admittedly that's common amongst open source coders who don't realize that customizing for specific environments doesn't make them traitors to the cause, it makes them heroes to users.

So that's a major fail for Google, I can't even install Google Chrome, because they can't handle simple internet proxy security configuration. If they can't work with simple security like that, it does not make me confident that all their talk in the comic about security will transfer through to an actually secure product.

Comments

[beagl.livejournal.com]

I'm liking it so far.

But I'm missing AdBlock already.

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Heh! I wonder if a Google made-browser will ever be allowed to block ads given that's their revenue stream?

That may be a flaw in the concept! :)

[jarratt-gray.livejournal.com]

Yes but wouldn't they want an adblocker so they block everything except ads by google. :D

[exiledinpn.livejournal.com]

Ditto. But I'm sure one will turn up eventually.

[mr-orgue.livejournal.com]

d'oh!

i'm planning on DLing it tonight or maybe tomorrow night, and having a play. if and when you get it i look forward to your comments...

[mcmlxxviii.livejournal.com]

Gave it a crack, but it barely lasted 15 minutes before getting uninstalled. It crashed almost constantly. Plus, the UI was counterintuitive - seriously, it took me almost a minute to find the "Options" menu. That's like forever in my world.

Then, when I finally found it, it crashed again.

Fail.